Quote by Elihu Root
There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like eac

There is so much of good in human nature that men grow to like each other upon better acquaintance, and this points to another way in which we may strive to promote the peace of the world. – Elihu Root

Other quotes by Elihu Root

It is not uncommon in modern times to see governments straining every nerve to keep the peace, and the people whom they represent, with patriotic enthusiasm and resentment over real or fancied wrongs, urging them forward to war. – Elihu Root

Category:
Peace
Read Quote

The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify. – Elihu Root

Category:
Peace
Read Quote

The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate. – Elihu Root

Category:
Government
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Peace
category

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having. – Henry Miller

Category:
Peace

Bob Marley performed the One Love Peace concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. Theres always been that in black music and culture in general. Its no surprise because black music is such a reflection of whats going on in black life. Its not unusual for hip-hop. – Mos Def

Category:
Peace

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. – John F. Kennedy

Category:
Peace

Everyone is interested in war, in that people dont want it to happen. Im much more interested in peace than in war but its important to understand why we fight. – Michael Morpurgo

Category:
Peace

Random Quotes

I am excited to rise today to support National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. This celebration honors the husband and wife business owner teams whose work helps drive the economy and fuel job growth. – Melissa Bean

Category:
mom

Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other. – Bill Gates

Category:
Business

Man forgives women anything save the wit to outwit him. – Minna Antrim

Category:
Men & Women

A man must be both stupid and uncharitable who believes there is no virtue or truth but on his own side. – Joseph Addison

Category:
Truth